title: Successful treatment of a congenital pulmonic valvular stenosis in a snow leopard (Uncia uncia) by percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty.
abstract: A 3-yr-old intact female snow leopard (Uncia uncia) was evaluated for progressive apathy, lethargy, and decreased appetite. Cardiac auscultation revealed a left basal grade IV/VI systolic ejection murmur, and an echocardiogram confirmed a severe pulmonic valvular stenosis (pressure gradient of 98 mm Hg). The lesion was managed by balloon valvuloplasty, resulting in a marked pressure gradient reduction (30 mm Hg). The cat recovered well, and clinical signs resolved. This is the first description of a pulmonary valve stenosis and management with balloon valvuloplasty in a wild felid.
authors.affiliation: Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Department Jardins Zoologiques et Botaniques, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris, France. chai@mnhn.fr
authors.forename: Norin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Behr
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chetboul
authors.forename: Jean Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pouchelon
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wedlarski
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tréhiou-Sechi
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gouni
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Misbach
authors.forename: Amandine M P
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazan
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borenstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D045989:Felidae; D005260:Female; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*